Healthy Living: How well do you sleep?

By Katrina RoeWednesday 2 Mar 2011Hope MorningsHealth and WellbeingReading Time: 1 minute

We all know we need to eat well and exercise to be healthy, but the factor that often gets overlooked is our sleep.

How important is it to get a good sleep?  And what are the health implications of not getting enough sleep?
 
Whether you suffer from insomnia, sleep anxiety, sleep apnoea or are sleep deprived as a result of your lifestyle, getting a good sleep is important for both your emotional and physical wellbeing.
 
Professor Delwyn Bartlett is a sleep expert from the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.  
 
Listen Now – Professor Delwyn Bartlett talked to Katrina Roe about some of the common misconceptions about sleep